http://www.sportscarconvertibles.com Sports Car News en-us Copyright 2010 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:49:08 -0500 http://www.sportscarconvertibles.com/ar/historic-sports-car-racing.phpHistoric Sports Car Racing<p>The first historic sports car racing was organized by a Paris magazine Le Petit Journal in 1894. This aimed to have a reliable test to determine performance among the newly discovered petrol-fueled engines. The first successful petrol-fueled automobile was constructed in the late 19th century. And, in 1769, the first self-propelled car was built by a French military engineer named Nicolas Cugnot who developed a steam powered road vehicle for the French army to haul heavy cannons. <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Historic+Sports+Car+Racing" rel="tag">Historic Sports Car Racing</a></p>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:49:08 -0500 http://www.sportscarconvertibles.com/ar/modern-sports-car-for-back-roads.phpModern Sports Car For Back Roads<p>A modern sports car for back roads? That may be very difficult to imagine. Sports cars and back roads may appear to belong to the opposite ends. <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Modern+Sports+Car+For+Back+Roads" rel="tag">Modern Sports Car For Back Roads</a></p>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:49:08 -0500 http://www.sportscarconvertibles.com/ar/sports-car-backgrounds.phpSports Car Backgrounds<p>Sports car backgrounds started way back in 1769 when the first self-propelled car was built by a French military engineer named Nicolas Cugnot who developed a steam powered road-vehicle for the French army to haul heavy cannons. The truck can carry four tons in reputedly walking speed. It was in 1886 when the first vehicles were built using internal combustion engines by two engineers in separate parts of Germany named Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz. This began the modern motor cars. <b>Tags: </b><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sports+Car+Backgrounds" rel="tag">Sports Car Backgrounds</a></p>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:49:08 -0500